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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1948
Page
1
The Motor Club of Iowa argues no direct link between speed limits and traffic fatalities. Data from 35 states shows death per registered vehicle varies with highway systems and geography. Iowa ranks seventh best with one death per 1,772 cars and no maximum speed law.
The Iowa highway commission considers widening about 100 miles of 18 foot paving to 22 feet this year to accommodate larger, heavier traffic. Most new paving planned at 22 feet, with few exceptions for lighter corridors. Northwest Iowa may see some new 22 foot paving if bids meet expectations.
Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors conducts a hearing notice for Washington and Cummins Townships dissolution returning to Washington Township. The board approves filing petitions and sets December 16, 1947, hearing at 1 00 PM. A conference is scheduled with the Board of Education and town mayors on November 21, 1947, to select County Board of Review members. Heating system contract is approved.
A traveler in the Ozarks tells locals the Carnegie tale from poverty to vast wealth. An old native reflects that Carnegie must have had a savin woman, as the joke closes the exchange.
Dr. Grant Fairbanks of the University of Southern California defends adolescent slang as a living part of American language. He says expressions like doozy and cut a rug reflect linguistic development and should not be shunned by parents. The Ackley World-Journal criticizes sales tax on food as harmful to lower income brackets. Kansas City Times quips about Arabs and Longfellow, and notes marriage bonds tied to interest.
On motion the Board audited and allowed numerous county claims including payments to Pocahontas Electric, Quaker Oats Co., N. W. Bell Telephone, doctors, hospitals, and suppliers. Authorized chairman to sign for Pocahontas County Iowa. Adjourned to November 20, 1947. Roy A. Johnson, County Auditor.
The Pocahontas County Board met in session with members present and discussed establishing District No 1. A motion requested a preliminary report to the County Conservation District on drainage improvements for Branch No 22 of Drainage District No 77. 1947 tax cancellation for a property corner was ordered and the next meeting was set for December 2, 1947.
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